micropower
Barely any electricity
Micropower refers to electrical systems generating very small amounts of power, typically for localized or low-energy applications: micropower generators, micropower electronics.
The term appears in discussions of energy harvesting, remote sensors, and devices designed to operate on minimal current.
In political contexts, micropower occasionally describes small-scale or grassroots forms of influence, as opposed to centralized authority.
Without utility connections
- small-scaleLimited in size or scope
- biogasFuel from anaerobic decomposition
- standaloneComplete without attachments
- renewableCapable of restoration
One billionth watt
- piezoelectricCharge from deformation
- thermoelectricHeat-to-electricity converting
- microcontrollerIntegrated circuit with processor
- milliwattThousandth-watt measure
wearable · implantable · MEMS
Common people as political base
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
neighborhood · autonomy · self-determination · localism · municipal · cooperative · subsidiarity
off-grid
Without utility connections
- small-scaleLimited in size or scope
- biogasFuel from anaerobic decomposition
- standaloneComplete without attachments
nanowatt
One billionth watt
- piezoelectricCharge from deformation
- thermoelectricHeat-to-electricity converting
- microcontrollerIntegrated circuit with processor
milliwatt · wearable · implantable · MEMS
grassroots
Common people as political base
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- bottom-upStarting from fundamentals
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
empowerment · neighborhood · autonomy · self-determination · localism · municipal · cooperative · subsidiarity
micropowernuclear power plant
Fission-based electricity facility
hydroelectric dam · national grid · power plant · baseload power
micropowersuperpower
Dominant nation or magical ability
state power · imperial power · centralized authority · institutional power · sovereign power
power, powerful, powerless, micro, microcosm, microsecond, microelectronic, microvolt, microgrid